THE SALARY, ALLOWANCES AND PENSION OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT 
ACT, 1954 
__________ 

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
________ 

SECTIONS 

1.  Short title and commencement. 

2.  Definitions. 

3.  Salaries and daily allowances. 

4.  Travelling allowances. 

5.  Travelling allowances for intermediate journeys. 

5A. Transit accommodation. 

6.  Free transit by Railway. 

6A. Free transit by Steamer. 

6AA. Special facility to members from Ladakh. 

6B. Travel facilities to members. 

6C. Air travel facilities in certain circumstances. 

6D. Special facilities to blind and physically incapacitated Members. 

7.  Allowances  during  short  intervals  between  the  termination  of  one  session  and  the 

commencement of another session, etc. 

8.  Constituency allowance and amenities. 

8A. Pension. 

8AA. Travel facility to ex-Members. 

8AB. Rounding off period of pension. 

8AC. Family pension. 

8B. Advances for purchase of conveyance. 

9.  Power to make rules. 

10.  [Repealed.] 

1 

 
THE SALARY, ALLOWANCES AND PENSION OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT 
ACT, 1954 

ACT NO. 30 OF 1954 

[22nd May, 1954.] 

An Act to provide for the 1[salary, allowances and pension] of Members of Parliament.  

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:― 
1. Short title and commencement.―(1) This Act may be called the 2[Salary, Allowances and 

Pension] of Members of Parliament Act, 1954. 

(2) It shall come into force on the first day of June, 1954. 

 2. Definitions.― In this Act,― 

(a)  “committee”  means  a  Committee  of  either  House  of  Parliament,  and  includes  a  Joint 

Committee of both Houses; 

3[(aa) “dependent” means any of the following relatives of a deceased member, namely:― 

(i) a minor legitimate son, and an unmarried legitimate daughter and a widowed mother; 

or 

(ii) if wholly dependent on the earnings of the member at the time of his death, a son or a 

daughter who has attained the age of eighteen years and who is infirm; or 

(iii)  if  wholly  or  in  part  dependent  on  the  earnings  of  the  member  at  the  time  of  his 

death,― 

(a) the parent; or 

(b) a minor brother or an unmarried sister; or 

(c) a widowed daughter-in-law; or 

(d) a minor child of a pre-deceased son; or 

(e) a minor child of a pre-deceased daughter where no parent of the child is alive; or 

(f) the paternal grandparent if no parent of the member is alive; or 

(g) such other person as may be specified by the rules made under section 9 by the 

Joint Committee;] 

(b)  “member”  means  a  member  of  either  House  of  Parliament,  4[but,  save  as  otherwise 

expressly provided in this Act, does not include]― 

(i)  a  Minister  as  defined  in  the  Salaries  and  Allowances  of  Ministers  Act,  1952  (58  of 

1952); 5*** 

6[(ii) a Leader of the Opposition as defined in the Salary and Allowances of  Leaders of 

Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977 (33 of 1977); and] 

7[(iii)] an officer of Parliament as defined in the Salaries and Allowances of Officers of 

Parliament Act, 1953 (20 of 1953); 

1.  Subs. by Act 105 of 1976, s. 2, for “salaries and allowances” (w.e.f. 9-9-1976).  
2.  Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for “Salaries and Allowances” (w.e.f. 9-9-1976).  
3. Ins. by Act 9 of 2004, s. 2 (w.e.f. 9-1-2004).  
4. Subs. by Act 55 of 1958, s. 2, for “but does not include” (w.e.f. 30-12-1958). 
5. The word “and” omitted by Act 33 of 1977, s. 11 (w.e.f. 1-11-1977). 
6.  Ins. by s. 11, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-11-1977). 
7. Sub-clause (ii) renumbered as sub-clause (iii) by s. 11, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-11-1977).  

2 

 
                                                      
(c) “new member” means a member who takes his seat in either House of Parliament after the 

commencement of this Act and includes a member who is re-elected or re-nominated; 

(d) “period of residence on duty” means the period during which a member resides at a place 
where a session of a House of Parliament or a sitting of a committee is held or where any other 
business connected with his duties as such member is transacted, for the purpose of attending such 
session or sitting or for the purpose of attending to such other business, and includes― 

(i)  in  the  case  of  session  of  a  House  of  Parliament,  a  period  of  such  residence,  not 
exceeding three days, immediately preceding the commencement of the session and a period 
of such residence, not exceeding three days, immediately succeeding the 1[date on which the 
House of Parliament is adjourned sine die or for a period exceeding seven days], and 

(ii) in the case of a sitting of a committee or any other business a period of such residence, 
not  exceeding  two  days,  immediately  preceding  the  commencement  of  the  business  of  the 
committee  or  other  business  and  a  period  of  such  residence,  not  exceeding  two  days, 
immediately succeeding the conclusion of the business of the committee or other business; 

Explanation.―A  member  who  ordinarily  resides  at  a  place  where  a  session  of  a  House  of 
Parliament  or  a  sitting  of  a  committee  is  held  or  where  any  other  business  connected  with  his 
duties  as  such  member  is  transacted  shall,  for  the  duration  of  the  session  or  sitting  or  the  time 
occupied  for  the  transaction  of  other  business  (including  the  three  or  two  days  immediately 
preceding  or  succeeding),  be  deemed  to  reside  at  such  place  for  the  purpose  of  attending  such 
session or sitting or, as the case may be, for the purpose of attending to such other business; 

(e) “term of office” means,― 

(a) in relation to a person who is a member at the commencement of this Act, the period 
beginning  with  such  commencement  and  ending  with  the  date  on  which  his  seat  becomes 
vacant; 

2[(b) in relation to a new member,― 

(i) where such new member is a member of the Council of States elected in a biennial 
election, or nominated, to that House, the period beginning with the date of publication of 
the  notification  in  the  Official  Gazette  notifying  his  name  under  section  71  of  the 
Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951); or 

(ii)  where  such  new  member  is  a  member  of  the  House  of  the  People  elected  in  a 
general  election  held  for  the  purpose  of  constituting  a  new  House  of  the  People,  the 
period  beginning  with  the  date  of  publication  of  the  notification  of  the  Election 
Commission under section 73 of the said Act; or 

(iii) where such new member is a member of either House of Parliament elected in a 
bye-election to that House or a member nominated to the House of the People, the period 
beginning with the date of his election referred to in section 67A of the said Act or, as the 
case may be, the date of his nomination,  

and ending with, in each such case, the date on which his seat becomes vacant.] 
3. Salaries and daily allowances.― 3[(1)] A member shall be entitled to receive 4[a salary at the 
the rate of 5[one lakh rupees] per mensem] during the whole of his term of office 6[and subject to any 
any rules made under this Act] 7[an allowance at the rate of two thousand rupees for each day] during 
any period of residence on duty: 

1. Subs. by Act 55 of 1958, s. 2, for “end of the session” (w.e.f. 1-6-1954). 
2. Subs. by Act 105 of 1976, s. 4, for sub-clause (b) (w.e.f. 9-9-1970). 
3. Section 3 numbered as sub-section (1) thereof by Act 13 of 2018, s. 142 (w.e.f. 1-4-2018). 
4. Subs. by Act 37 of 2010, s. 2, for “a salary at the rate of sixteen thousand rupees per mensem” (w.e.f. 1-10-2010). 
5. Subs. by Act 13 of 2018, s. 142, for “fifty thousand rupees” (w.e.f. 1-4-2018). 
6. Subs. by Act 55 of 1958, s. 3, for “plus” ((w.e.f. 1-6-1954). 
7. Subs. by Act 37 of 2010, s. 2, for “an allowance at the rate of one thousand rupees for each day” (w.e.f. 1-10-2010). 

3 

 
                                                      
1[(1A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the salary payable to Members of 
Parliament  under  sub-section  (1)  shall  be  reduced  by  thirty  per  cent.  For  a  period  of  one  year 
commencing from the 1st April, 2020, to meet the exigencies arising out of Corona Virus (COVID- 
19) pandemic.] 

2[Provided that no member shall be entitled to the aforesaid allowance unless he signs the register, 
maintained  for  this  purpose  by  the  Secretariat  of  the  House  of  the  People  or,  as  the  case  may  be, 
Council of States, on all the days (except intervening holidays for which no such signing is required) 
of the session of the House for which the allowance is claimed.] 

3[Provided further that the rates of salary specified in this section shall be applicable from the 18th 

18th day of May, 2009.]  

4[(2)  The  salary  and  daily  allowance  of  members  shall  be  increased  after  every  five  years 
commencing from 1st April, 2023 on the basis of Cost Inflation Index provided under clause (v) of 
Explanation to section 48 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961).] 

4. Travelling allowances.―(1) There shall be paid to each member in respect of every journey 
performed  by  him 5[in  India]  for  the  purpose  of  attending  a  session  of  a  House  of  Parliament  or  a 
meeting of a committee or for the purpose of attending to any other business connected with his duties 
as a member, from his usual place of residence to the place where the session or the meeting is to be 
held or the other business is to be transacted and for the return journey from such place to his usual 
place of residence― 
6* 
(b) if the journey is performed by air, an amount equal to one  7[***] air fare for each such 

* 

* 

* 

*

journey; 

(c) if the journey or any part thereof cannot be performed by rail or air― 

8[(i) where the journey or any part thereof is performed by steamer, an amount equal to 
one 9*** fare (without diet) for the highest class in the steamer for each such journey or part 
thereof, or, if there is no regular steamer service, such amount for each such journey or part 
thereof as may be prescribed by rules made under section 9;] 

 (ii) where the journey or any part thereof is performed by road, 10[a road mileage at the 

rate of sixteen rupees per kilometre] for each such journey or part thereof: 

11[Provided that when Parliament is in session and the spouse of a Member, if any, performs such 
journey or part thereof by road, unaccompanied by such Member, in respect of which such spouse has 
been allowed to travel by air or partly by air and partly by rail from the usual place of residence of the 
Member to Delhi or back under sub-section (2) of section 6B, the road mileage prescribed under this 
sub-clause shall be allowed to such Member for such journey or part thereof, subject to the condition 
that the total number of such journeys shall not exceed eight in a year]: 

12[Provided  further  that  where  a  member  performs  journey  by  road  in  Delhi  from  and  to  an 
aerodrome,  he  shall  be  paid  a  minimum  amount  of  one  hundred  and  twenty  rupees  for  each  such 
journey.] 
13*   

* 

* 

* 

* 

1. Ins. by Act 19 of 2020, s. 2 (w.e.f. 7-4-2020). 
2. Ins. by Act 48 of 1993, s. 2 (w.e.f. 9-6-1993). 
3. Subs. by Act 37 of 2010, s. 2, for the second proviso (w.e.f. 1-10-2010). 

        4. Ins. by Act 13 of 2018, s. 142 (w.e.f. 1-4-2018). 

5. Ins. by Act 55 of 1958, s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-4-1955). 
6. Clause (a) omitted by Act 13 of 2018, by s 143 (w.e.f. 1-4-2018). 
7. The words “and one fourth of the” omitted by s. 143, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-4-2018). 
8. Subs. by Act 55 of 1958, s. 4, for sub-clause (i) (w.e.f. 1-6-1954). 
9. The words “and three-fifth of the” omitted by Act 13 of 2018, s. 143 (w.e.f. 1-4-2018). 
10.  Subs. by Act 37 of 2010, s. 3, for “a road mileage at the rate of thirteen rupees per kilometer” (w.e.f. 1-10-2010).  
11. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for the first proviso (w.e.f. 1-10-2010). 
12. Ins. by Act 48 of 1993, s. 3 (w.e.f. 9-6-1993). 
13. The third proviso omitted by Act 37 of 2010, s. 3 (w.e.f. 1-10-2010). 

4 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                      
Explanation.― For the purposes of sub-clause (ii) of clause (c) of this sub-section, the expression 
“journey” shall include the journey from and to the railway station, port or aerodrome to and from the 
usual  place  of  residence  of  the  member  or,  as  the case may  be,  the  residence  of  the  member  at  the 
place  where the  session  of  the  House  of  Parliament  or  a  meeting  of  the  committee  is to  be  held  or 
where any other business is to be transacted.  

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), a member who performs a journey by 
road  between  places  connected  by  rail  or  steamer,  either  wholly  or  in  part,  may  draw  the  mileage 
allowance  referred  to  in  sub-clause  (ii)  of  clause  (c)  of  sub-section  (1)  in  place  of  the  travelling 
allowance which would have been admissible to him if he had travelled by rail or steamer, as the case 
may be. 

1[Provided  that  the  total  amount  of  travelling  allowance  drawn  by  such  member  for  the  entire 
journey shall not exceed the amount which would have been admissible to him had he performed such 
journey by rail or by steamer, as the case may be:  

Provided further that the first proviso shall be applicable to such journey only where the places of 

the journey are connected by express, mail or superfast train:] 

2[Provided also that the first proviso shall not be applicable to a member who, in the opinion of 
the Chairman of the Council of States or, as the case may be, the Speaker of the House of the People, 
is so incapacitated physically and cannot travel by air or train:] 

3[Provided also that in case a member resides within a distance of three hundred kilometers from 
Delhi, he or his spouse, for the journey performed by him by road, may draw the mileage allowance 
referred to in sub-clause (ii) of clause (c) of sub-section (1) in place of the travelling allowance which 
would have been admissible to him had he performed such journey by rail or by road, as the case may 
be: 

Provided also that in case a member resides in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, 
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim or Tripura, he or his spouse may draw the mileage allowance 
referred  to  in  sub-clause  (ii)  of  clause  (c)  of sub-section  (1)  for journey  performed  by  him  by  road 
from his residence in any of the said States to the nearest airport.] 

4[(3) There shall be paid to a member in respect of a journey performed by him in the course of a 
tour outside India undertaken in the discharge of his duties as such member, such travelling and daily 
allowances as may be prescribed by rules made under section 9.] 

5[(4) There shall be paid to a person― 

(a) who has been elected in a biennial election as a member of the Council of States but the 
notification in the Official Gazette notifying his name under section 71 of the Representation of 
the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951) has not been published in the Official Gazette; or 

(b) who has been elected as a member of the House of the People in a general election held 
for  the  purpose  of  constituting  a  new  House  of  the  People  but  the  notification  in  the  Official 
Gazette notifying his name under section 73 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951(43 of 
1951) has not been published in the Official Gazette; or 

(c)  who  has  been  elected  in  a  bye-election  as  a  member  of  either  House  of  Parliament  or 

nominated as a member to either House of Parliament, 

an amount equivalent to the fare in respect of every journey performed by him for coming to Delhi 
before the publication of notification referred to in clause (a) or clause (b), or election or nomination 
under clause (c): 

Provided that in case the journey is performed by rail or steamer or road, he shall be entitled to the 

reimbursement of the fare or road mileage to which a member is entitled: 

1. Ins. by Act 17 of 2000, s. 2 (w.e.f. 7-6-2000). 
2. Ins. by Act 40 of 2006, s. 3 (w.e.f. 15-9-2006). 
3. Ins. by Act 9 of 2004, s. 3 (w.e.f. 9-1-2004). 
4. Ins. by Act 55 of 1958, s. 4 (w.e.f. 30-12-1958). 
5. Ins. by Act 9 of 2004, s. 3 (w.e.f. 9-1-2004). 

5 

 
                                                      
Provided further that in case he performs the journey by air, such journey shall be included for the 
purpose of counting thirty-two journeys referred to in the first proviso to sub-section (2) of section 5.] 
5. Travelling allowances for intermediate journeys.―1[(1)] Where a member absents himself 
for less  than  fifteen  days  during  a  session  of  a  House  of  Parliament  or a  sitting  of  a  committee for 
visiting  any  place  in  India,  he  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  travelling  allowances  in  respect  of  such 
journey to such place and for the return journey― 

(a)  if  the journey  is  performed  by  rail,  equal  to 2[one first  class  fare] for  each such journey 

irrespective of the class in which the member actually travels; 

(b) 3[if the journey, being a journey during the sitting of the Committee] is performed by air, 

equal to one fare by air for each such journey: 

Provided  that  such  travelling  allowances  shall  not  exceed  the  total  amount  of  daily  allowances 
which would have been admissible to such member under section 3 for the days of absence if he had 
not so remained absent:] 

4[Provided further that nothing in the first proviso shall apply, if the member performs the journey 

by air for visiting any place in India not more than once during a sitting of the Committee;] 

5[(1A)  Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  sub-section  (1),  a  member  shall  be  entitled  to 
receive  travelling  allowances  in  respect  of  every  journey  performed  by  air  for  visiting  any  place  in 
India  during  the  interval  not  exceeding 6[five  days]  between  two  sittings  of  a  Department  related 
Standing Committee when a House of Parliament is adjourned for a fixed period during the Budget 
Session: 

Provided that such travelling allowances, excluding the air fare, shall not exceed the total amount 
of daily allowances which would have been admissible to such member under section 3 for the days 
of absence if he had not remained absent.] 

 7[(2) Every member shall be entitled to an amount equal to the fare by air for each single journey 
by  air (other  than  a journey  referred to in  section  4  or  the  second  proviso to  sub-section (1) of this 
section  or  section  6C)  performed  by  him  8[either  alone  or  along  with  spouse  or  any  number  of 
companions or relatives,]  from any place in India to any other place in India during his term of office 
as such member:] 

9[Provided  that  the  total  number  of  such  journeys  under  this  sub-section  shall  be  thirty-four 

journeys per year: 

10[Provided further that where the number of journeys performed by any member by air is  11[less 
than  thirty-four],  then,  such  number  of  journeys  not  performed  by  him  shall  be  carried  over  to  the 
following year:] 

12[Provided  also  that  the  spouse  or  companion  of  a  member,  as  the  case  may  be,  may  alone 
perform maximum eight journeys by air from any place of India to the place in India for the purpose 
of visiting such member and such journey shall be included for the purpose of counting  13[thirty-four 
journeys] referred to in the first proviso to sub-section (2):] 

1. Section 5 renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section by Act 105 of 1976, s. 5 (w.e.f. 1-4-1995). 
2. Subs. by Act 9 of 1955, s. 2, for “one second class fare” (w.e.f. 1-4-1955).  
3. Subs. by Act 74 of 1985, s. 3, for “if the journey” (w.e.f. 26-12-1985).  
4. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for the second proviso and the Explanation (w.e.f. 26-12-1985). 
5. Ins. by Act 18 of 1995, s. 2  (w.e.f. 1-4-1995). 
6. Subs. by Act 40 of 2006, s. 4, for “seven days”  (w.e.f. 15-9-2006). 
7. Subs. by Act 74 of 1985, s. 3, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 26-12-1985). 
8. Subs. by Act 16 of 1999, s. 2, for “either alone or along with companion or spouse,” (w.e.f. 18-3-1999).  
9. Subs. by Act 40 of 2006, s. 4, for the first proviso (w.e.f. 15-9-2006). 
10. The proviso ins. by Act 28 of 1998, s. 4 (w.e.f. 20-8-1998). 
11. Subs. by Act 40 of 2006, s. 4, for “less than thirty-two”  (w.e.f. 15-9-2006). 
12. Ins. by Act 9 of 2004, s. 4 (w.e.f. 9-1-2004). 
13. Subs. by Act 40 of 2006, s. 4, for “thirty-two journeys” (w.e.f. 15-9-2006). 

6 

 
                                                      
1[Provided also that in case any member avails a total number of journeys by air more than  thirty-
thirty-four, such journeys permissible to him, in the year, he may be allowed to adjust not exceeding 
eight such journeys from the entitled number of journeys which may accrue in his credit in the next 
following year.] 

2[(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), there shall be paid to a member who, 
who, in the opinion of the Chairman of the Council of States or, as the case may be,  the Speaker of 
the  House  of  the  People,  is  so  incapacitated  physically  and  therefore  cannot  perform  air  or  travel 
journey, road mileage for the entire journey.] 

Explanation 1.―The provisions of clause (c) of sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of section 4 
shall,  so  far  as  may  be,  apply  to  travelling  allowances  payable  under  this  section  as  they  apply  to 
travelling allowances payable under that section. 

Explanation II.―For the purposes of this section, “year” means,― 

(i) in the case of a person who is a member at the commencement of the Salary, Allowances 
and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Act, 1985 (74 of 1985), the year beginning 
with such commencement and each of the subsequent years; 

(ii)  in  the  case  of  a  person  who  becomes  a  member  after  such  commencement,  the  year 
beginning with the date on which his term of office as such member commences and each of the 
subsequent years.]] 
3[Explanation III.―For the purposes of sub-section (2), any journey performed by the 4[“spouse, 
companions or relatives shall be added in computing the limit of  5[thirty-four journeys] specified in 
the proviso to that sub-section.] 

6[5A.  Transit  accommodation.―Where  a  person  referred  to  in  sub-section  (4)  of  section  4 
comes to Delhi, he shall be entitled to such transit accommodation for such period as may be specified 
by the rules made under clause (ccc) of sub-section (3) of section 9 by the Joint Committee.] 

 7[6.  Free  transit  by  railway.―(1)  Every  member  shall  be  provided  with  one  free                          

non-transferable  8[first  class  air-conditioned  or  executive  class  of any  train]  pass  which shall entitle 
him to travel at any time by any railway in India. 

Explanation.―9[For  the  purposes  of  this  sub-section  and  sections  6A  and  6B],  a  member  shall 
include a Minister as defined in the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 1952 (58 of 1952), 10[a 
Leader  of  the  Opposition  as  defined  in  the  Salary  and  Allowances  of  Leader  of  Opposition  in 
Parliament  Act,  1977  (33  of  1977)]  and  an  officer  of  Parliament  as  defined  in  the  Salaries  and 
Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953 (20 of 1953), other than the Chairman of the Council 
of States. 

(2) A free railway pass issued to a member under sub-section (1) shall be valid for the term of his 
office and on the expiration of such term, the pass shall be surrendered to the Secretary of the House 
of the People or the Council of States, as the case may be: 

Provided that where any such pass is issued to a new member before he takes his seat in either 
House  of  Parliament,  he  shall  be  entitled  to  use  the  pass  for  attending  a  session  of  that  House  for 
taking his seat therein. 

1. Ins. by Act 40 of 2006, s. 4 (w.e.f. 15-9-2006). 
2. Ins. by s. 4, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-9-2006). 
3. Ins. by Act 3 of 1993, s. 2 (w.e.f. 5-1-1993). 
4. Subs. by Act 16 of 1999, s. 2, for “the companion or the spouse shall be added in computing the limit of twenty-eight 

journeys specified in the proviso to that sub-section.” (w.e.f. 18-3-1999). 
5.  Subs. by Act 40 of 2006, s. 4, for “thirty-two journeys” (w.e.f. 15-9-2006). 
6. Ins. by Act 9 of 2004, s. 5 (w.e.f. 9-1-2004). 
7. Subs. by Act 55 of 1958, s. 5, for section 6 (w.e.f. 30-12-1958). 
8. Subs. by Act 16 of 1999, s. 3, for “air-conditioned two tier” (w.e.f. 18-3-1999). 
9. Subs. by Act 29 of 1972, s. 3, for “For the purposes of this sub-section and section 6A” (w.e.f. 9-6-1972). 
10. Ins. by Act 33 of 1977, s. 11 (w.e.f. 1-11-1977). 

7 

 
                                                      
(3)  Until  a  member  is  provided  with  a  free  railway  pass  under  sub-section  (1)  he  shall  be,  and 
shall be deemed always to have been entitled to an amount equal to one 1[first class air-conditioned or 
or  executive  class  of  any  train]  fare  for  any  journey  of  the  nature  referred  to  in  sub-section  (1)  of 
section 4 performed by him by rail. 

 (4) A member who on ceasing to be a member surrenders his pass shall, if he performs any return 
journey  by  rail  of  the  nature  referred  to  in  sub-section  (1)  of  section  4,  be  entitled  and  be  deemed 
always  to  have  been  entitled  in  respect  of  that  journey  to  an  amount  equal  to  one  1[first  class  air-
conditioned or executive class of any trains] fare. 

(5)  Nothing  in  this  section  shall  be construed  as  disentitling  a  member  to  any  travelling 

allowances to which he is otherwise entitled under the provisions of this Act.] 

2[6A.  Free  transit  by  Steamer.―(1)  3[Without  prejudice  to  the  provisions  of  section  6,  every 
member representing the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands or the Union territory of 
Lakshadweep shall― 

(a)  be  provided  with  one  free  non-transferable  pass which  shall  entitle  him  to  travel  at  any 
time by the highest class by steamer to and from any part of his constituency and any other part of 
his constituency or the nearest part in the main land of India; and 

(b) be entitled to an amount equal to the fare by air from his usual place of residence to the 

nearest airport in the main land of India 4[and back]:] 

Provided  that  nothing  in  this  sub-section  shall  be  construed  as  absolving  the  member  from 

payment of any diet charges payable by him during such travel. 

(2) A free steamer pass issued to a member under sub-section (1) shall be valid for the term of his 
office and on the expiration of his term, the pass shall be surrendered to the Secretary of the House of 
the People: 

Provided  that  where  any  such  pass  is  issued  to  a  new  member  before  he  takes  his  seat  in  the 
House  of  the  People,  he  shall  be  entitled  to  use  the  pass  for  attending  a  session  of  that  House  for 
taking his seat therein. 

(3) Until a member is provided with a free steamer pass under sub-section (1), he shall be entitled 
to  an  amount  equal  to  one  fare  (without  diet)  for  the  highest  class  for  any  journey  of  the  nature 
referred to in sub-section (1) of section 4 performed by him by steamer. 

(4) A member who on ceasing to be a member surrenders the steamer pass issued to him under 

sub-section  (1),  shall,  if  he  performs  any  return  journey  by  steamer  of  the  nature  referred  to  in             
sub-section  (1)  of  section  4,  be  entitled  in  respect  of  that  journey  to  an  amount  equal  to  one  fare 
(without diet) for the highest class. 

(5)  Nothing  in  this  section  shall  be  construed  as  disentitling  a  member  to  any  travelling 

allowances to which he is otherwise entitled under the provisions of this Act. 

(6)  In  addition  to  5[the  facilities  provided  to  a  member]  under  sub-section  (1),  he  shall  also  be 

entitled― 

(i) to one free pass for one person to accompany the member and travel by the 6[highest class] 
class] by steamer to and from any part of the constituency of the member and any other part of his 
constituency or the nearest port in the main land of India; 7[or] 

1. Subs. by Act 16 of 1999, s. 3, for “air-conditioned two-tier” (w.e.f. 18-3-1999). 
2. Ins. by Act 29 of 1972, s. 4 (w.e.f. 9-6-1972). 
3. Subs. by Act 60 of 1988, s. 5, for the opening paragraph  (w.e.f. 1-4-1988). 
4. Ins. by Act 30 of 1989, s. 2 (w.e.f. 28-8-1989). 
5. Subs. by Act 60 of 1988, s. 5, for “a free steamer pass issued to a member” (w.e.f. 1-4-1988). 
6. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for “lowest class” (w.e.f. 1-4-1988). 
7. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for “and” (w.e.f. 1-4-1988). 

8 

 
                                                      
(ii)  to  one  free  non-transferable  pass  for  the  spouse,  if  any,  of  the  member  to  travel  by  the 
highest  class  by  steamer  to  and  from  the  usual  place  of  residence  of  the  member  in  his 
constituency and the nearest port in the main land of India,  1[at any time between the Island and 
the main land of India; and] 

2[(iii) to an amount equal to the fare by air either for the spouse, if any, of the member or for 
one  person  to  accompany  the  member  from  the  usual  place  of  residence  in  the  Island  to  the 
nearest airport of the main land of India 3[and back]: 

Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall be construed as absolving the person accompanying 
the member or the spouse of the member from payment of any diet charges payable by such person or 
spouse during such travel.] 

4[6AA. Special facility to members from Ladakh.―(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of 
section 6, every member who has his ordinary place of residence in the Ladakh area of the State of 
Jammu and Kashmir* shall be entitled to an amount equal to the fare by air for each single journey by 
air performed by him from any airport in Ladakh to the airport in Delhi and back at any time. 

(2)  In  addition  to  the  air  travel  provided  to  a  member  under  sub-section  (1),  he  shall  also  be 
entitled to an amount equal to the fare by air for each single journey by air performed by the spouse, if 
any, of the member or one person to accompany such member, from any airport in Ladakh area to the 
airport in Delhi and back at any time.] 

5[6B. Travel facilities to members.―6[(1)] Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Act, 

Act, every member shall be entitled to― 

(i)  one  free  air-conditioned  two-tier  class  railway  pass  for  one  person  to  accompany  the 

member when he travels by rail; and 

(ii) free travel by any railway in India in first class air-conditioned or executive class in any 
train with the spouse, if any, of the member from any place in India to any other place in India 
and if such journey or part thereof is performed by air, from any place other than usual place of 
residence of the member, to Delhi and back, to an amount equal to the fare by air for such journey 
or part thereof or the amount equal to the journey performed by air from the usual place of the 
residence of the member to Delhi and back, whichever is less:] 
7[Provided that where a member has no spouse, such member may be accompanied by any person 
person  in  place  of  the  spouse,  and  notwithstanding  anything  containing  in  clause  (i),  the  person  so 
accompanying shall be entitled to every facility available to the spouse.] 

8[(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (ii) of sub-section (1), the spouse of a Member 

Member shall be entitled to travel,― 

(a)  any  number  of  times,  by  railway  in  first  class  air-conditioned  or  executive  class  in  any 

train from the usual place of residence of the Member to Delhi and back; and 

(b)  when  Parliament  is  in  session,  by  air  or  partly  by  air  and  partly  by  rail,  from  the  usual 
place of residence of the Member to Delhi or back, subject to the condition that the total number 
of such air journeys shall not exceed eight in a year: 
Provided  that  where  any  such  journey  or  part  thereof  is  performed  by  air  from  any  place  other 
than the usual place of residence of the Member to Delhi and back, then, such spouse shall be entitled 
to an amount equal to the fare by air for such journey or part thereof, as the case may be, or to the 

1. Subs. by Act 60 of 1988, s. 5, for “once during every session” (w.e.f. 1-4-1988). 
2. Ins. by s. 5, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-4-1988). 
3. Ins. by Act 30 of 1989, s. 2 (w.e.f. 28-8-1989). 
4. Ins. by Act 60 of 1988, s. 6 (w.e.f. 1-4-1988). 
5. Subs. by Act 16 of 1999, s. 4, for section 6B (w.e.f. 22-3-1999). 
6. Section 6B renumbered as sub-section (1) by Act 17 of 2000, s. 3 (w.e.f. 7-6-2000). 
7. Ins. by s. 3, ibid. (w.e.f. 7-6-2000). 
8. Subs. by Act 37 of 2010, s. 4, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 1-10-2010). 
*. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of 

Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.   

9 

 
                                                      
 
amount  equal  to  the  journey  performed  by  air  from  the  usual  place  of  residence  of  the  Member  to 
Delhi and back, whichever is less.] 

1[6C. Air travel facilities in certain circumstances.―Without prejudice to the other provisions 
of  this  Act,  where  during  any  part  of  a  year  the  usual  place  of  residence  of  a  member  in  his 
constituency is inaccessible to or from any place outside his constituency by road. rail or steamer due 
to climatic conditions, but there is air service between any place in his constituency, and the nearest 
place, having rail service, outside his constituency, such member shall be entitled to travel to and from 
by air from the nearest place in his constituency where there is air service to such place having rail 
service: 

Provided that where the nearest place having air service is outside his constituency, such member 
shall  be  entitled  to  travel  to  and  from  by  air  only  from  such  place  to  the  nearest  place  having  rail 
service.] 

2[6D.  Special  facilities  to  blind  and  physically  incapacitated  Members.―A  member  who  is 
blind or who is, in the opinion of the Chairman of the Council of States or, as the case may be, the 
Speaker  of  the  House  of  the  People,  so  incapacitated  physically  as  to  require  the  facility  of  an 
attendant shall, with respect to each such journey― 

(i)  by  air  as  is  referred  to  in  clause  (b)  of  sub-section  (1)  of  section  4  or  clause  (b)  of                

sub-section  (1)  or  sub-section  (2)  of  section  5  or  section  6C  which  he  performs  along  with  an 
attendant be entitled (in addition to the allowances which he is entitled under section 4 or section 
5 or, as the case may be, section 6C) to an amount equal to one fare by air for such journey; 

(ii)  by  rail  as  is  referred  to  in  section  4,  section  5,  section  6  or  section  6B  be  allowed  the 
facility of the one free railway pass for an attendant, to attend such member, in the same class in 
which such member travels in lieu of one free air-conditioned two-tier class railway pass under 
clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 6B.]   

3[(iii) by road as is referred to in section 4 or section 5, be entitled to an amount equal to one 

road mileage.] 

7.  Allowances  during  short  intervals  between  the  termination  of  one  session  and  the 
commencement of another session, etc.―4[Where the intervals between the adjournment of a House 
House of Parliament or, as the case may be, one sitting of a committee and the re-assembly  of that 
House  or  the  next  sitting  of  the  committee  at  the  same  place]  does  not  exceed 5[five  days]  and  the 
member concerned elects to remain at such place during the interval, he shall be entitled to draw for 
each day of residence at such place a daily allowance at the rate specified in section 3: 

Provided  that,  if  the  member  leaves  such  place  during  the  interval,  his  absence  from  the  place 
shall be treated as absence during a session of a House of Parliament or a sitting of the committee, as 
the case may be, and the provisions of section 5 shall apply accordingly. 

6[8. Constituency allowance and amenities.―A member shall be entitled to such constituency 
allowance 7[office expense allowance] and to such medical facilities for himself and for members of 
his family and to such housing, telephone, water, electricity facilities or such amount in cash in lieu of 
all or any of such facilities, as may be prescribed by rules under section 9:] 

8[Provided that where the House of the People is sooner dissolved before completing five years 
from  the  date  appointed  for  its  first  meeting,  the  member  of  such  House  may  be  allowed  without 

1. Ins. by Act 105 of 1976, s. 6, (w.e.f. 9-9-1976). 
2. Subs. by Act 17 of 2000, s. 4, for section 6D  (w.e.f.7-6-2000). 
3. Ins. by Act 40 of 2006, s. 5 (w.e.f. 17-5-2004). 
4.  Subs.  by  Act  55  of  1958,  s.  6,  for  “Where  the  interval  between  the  termination  of  one  session  of  a  House  of 
Parliament or, as the case may be, one sitting of a committee and the commencement of another session or sitting at 
the same place” (w.e.f. 30-12-1958). 

5. Subs. by Act 40 of 2006, s. 6, for “seven days” (w.e.f. 15-9-2006). 
6. Subs. by Act 74 of 1985, s. 5, for section 8 (w.e.f. 26-12-1985). 
7. Ins. by Act 60 of 1988, s. 8 (w.e.f. 1-4-1988). 
8. Ins. by Act 17 of 2000, s. 5 (w.e.f. 26-4-1999). 

10 

 
                                                      
payment, to such extent of the quota of free telephone calls or free units of electricity or free units in 
kilolitres of water, available to him for a year in which such dissolution of such House takes place, as 
remains unutilised on the date of such dissolution, to avail during the period commencing on and from 
the  date  of  such  dissolution  and  ending  on  the  date  immediately  preceding  the  date  on  which  the 
notification  under  section  73  of  the  Representation  of  the  People  Act,  1951  (43  of  1951)  has  been 
issued  for  the  constitution  of  subsequent  House  of  the  People  subject  to  the  condition  that  such 
Member shall be liable to pay for any telephone calls, in excess of the calls so allowed to be made 
during such period on the telephone provided to him by the Government for such purpose, and units 
of  electricity  or  kilolitres  of  water  consumed  in  excess  of  the  free  electricity  or  kilolitres  of  water 
allowed: 

Provided further that where the member referred to in the first proviso becomes  member of the 
subsequent House of the People as referred to be constituted in that proviso, then, he shall be entitled 
for the adjustment of the excess telephone calls, units of electricity, kilolitres of water for the payment 
of  which  he  is  liable  under  the  first  proviso  against  the  quota  of  free  telephone  calls,  units  of 
electricity and kilolitres of water for which he is entitled during the first year of the duration of such 
subsequent House of the People.] 

 1[8A. Pension.―2[(1) With effect from the 18th day of May, 2009, there shall be paid a pension 
of  3[twenty  five  thousand  rupees]  per  mensem  to  every  person  who  has  served  for  any  period  as  a 
Member of the Provisional Parliament or either House of Parliament: 

Provided  that  where  a  person  has  served  as  a  Member  of  the  Provisional  Parliament  or  either 
House  of  Parliament  for  a  period  exceeding  five  years,  there  shall  be  paid  to  him  an  additional 
pension of 4[two thousand rupees ] per mensem for every year served in excess of five years. 

Explanation.―For  the  purpose  of  this  sub-section,  “Provisional  Parliament”  shall  include  the 
body which functioned as the Constituent Assembly of the Dominion of India immediately before the 
commencement of the Constitution.] 

5[(1A) The pension and additional pension to every person shall be increased after every five years 
years commencing from 1st April, 2023 on the basis of Cost Inflation Index provided under clause (v) 
of Explanation to section 48 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961).] 

6* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

 (2) Where any person entitled to pension under sub-section (1),― 

(i) is elected to the office of the President or Vice-President or is appointed to the office of the 

Governor of any State or the Administrator of any Union territory; or 

(ii) becomes a member of the Council of States or the House of the People or any Legislative 
Assembly of a State or Union territory or any Legislative Council of a State or the Metropolitan 
Council of Delhi constituted under section 3 of the Delhi Administration Act, 1966 (19 of 1966); 
or 

(iii) is employed on a salary under the Central Government or any State Government or any 
corporation  owned  or  controlled  by  the  Central  Government  or  any  State  Government,  or  any 
local  authority  or  becomes  otherwise  entitled  to  any  remuneration  from  such  Government, 
corporation or local authority, 

1.  Ins. by Act 105 of 1976, s. 7 (w.e.f. 9-9-1976). 
2. Subs. by Act 37 of 2010, s. 5, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 1-10-2010). 
3. Subs. by Act 13 of 2018, s.144, for “twenty thousand rupees” (w.e.f. 1-4-2018). 
4. Subs. by s. 144, ibid., for “fifteen hundred rupees” (w.e.f. 1-4-2018). 
5. Ins. by s.144, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-4-2018). 
6. Sub-section (1A) and the Explanation thereunder omitted by Act 40 of 2006, s. 7 (w.e.f. 15-9-2006). 

11 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                      
such person shall not be entitled to any pension under sub-section (1) for the period during which he 
continues to hold such office or as such member, or is so employed, or continues to be entitled to such 
remuneration:  

Provided  that  where  the  salary  payable  to  such  person  for  holding  such  office  or  being  such 
member or so employed, or where the remuneration referred to in clause (iii) payable to such person, 
is,  in  either  case,  less  than  the  pension  payable  to  him  under  sub-section  (1),  such  person  shall  be 
entitled only to receive the balance as pension under that sub-section. 

1[(3)  Where  any  person  entitled  to  pension  under  sub-section  (1)  is  also  entitled  to  any  other 
pension, such person shall be entitled to receive the pension under sub-section (1) in addition to such 
other pension.] 

(4) In computing the number of years, for the purposes of sub-section (1), the period during which 
a person has served as a Minister as defined in the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 1952  
(58 of 1952) or 2[as an officer of Parliament] as defined in the Salaries and Allowances of Officers of 
Parliament Act,1953 (20 of 1953), (other than the Chairman of the Council of States) 3[or as a Leader 
of  the  Opposition  as  defined  in  the  Salary  and  Allowances  of  Leaders  of  Opposition  in  Parliament 
Act, 1977 (33 of 1977), or has served in all or any two of such capacities] by virtue of his membership 
in the House of the People or in the Council of States shall also be taken into account.] 

4[8AA. Travel facility to ex-Members.―  5[(1)] Every person who is not a sitting Member but 

has served for any period as a Member of either House of Parliament shall be,― 

(a) with effect from the 18th day of January, 1999, entitled along with a companion to travel 

in any train by any railway in India in air-conditioned two-tier class; or 

(b) entitled to travel alone in any train by any railway in India in air-conditioned first class, 

 without  payment  of  any  charges  on  the  basis  of  an  authorisation  issued  for  this  purpose  by  the 
Secretariat of either House of Parliament, as the case may be.] 

6[(2) Every person who is not a sitting member but has served for any period as a member from 
the Andaman and Nicobar Islands or the Lakshadweep, shall be entitled to travel by the highest class 
of accommodation in any steamer sailing between the Andaman and Nicobar Islands or, as the case 
may be, the Lakshadweep and the main land territory of India in addition to the facilities available to 
such member under sub-section (1), without payment of any charges on the basis of an authorisation 
issued for this purpose by the Secretariat of either House of Parliament.] 

7[8AB.  Rounding  off  period  of  pension.―Where  the  period  for  which  the  pension  is  payable 
under this Act contains a part of a year, then, if such part is nine months or more, it shall be reckoned 
equivalent to complete one year for the purpose of payment of additional pension under sub-section 
(1) of section 8A and if such part is less than nine months, it shall be ignored.] 

8[8AC. Family pension.―(1) On the death of a member of either House of Parliament during his 
term of office, his spouse, if any, or dependent of such member shall be paid during the remaining 
period  of  life  of  such  spouse  or,  as  the  case  may  be,  such  dependent  so  long  as  such  dependent 
continues to be a dependent within the meaning of clause (aa) of section 2, family pension equivalent 
to one-half of the pension which such member of Parliament would have received had he retired: 

Provided that no such family pension shall be payable to a dependent if such dependent is a sitting 

member of Parliament or is drawing pension under section 8A. 

1. Subs. by Act 48 of 1993, s. 4, for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 9-6-1993). 
2. Subs. by Act 33 of 1977, s. 11, for “an officer of Parliament” (w.e.f. 1-11-1977). 
3. Subs. by s. 11, ibid., for “or both” (w.e.f. 1-11-1977). 
4. Subs. by Act 9 of 2004, s. 7, for section 8AA (w.e.f. 9-1-2004). 
5. Section 8AA numbered as sub-section (1) by Act 40 of 2006, s. 8 (w.e.f. 15-9-2006). 
6. Ins. by s. 8, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-9-2006). 
7. Ins. by Act 9 of 2004, s. 8 (w.e.f. 9-1-2004). 
8. Ins. by Act 40 of 2006, s. 9 (w.e.f. 15-9-2006). 

12 

 
                                                      
(2)  The  family  pension  payable  under  sub-section  (1)  shall  also  be  payable  to  the  spouse  or 
dependent of a person who was a member of either House of Parliament or the Provisional Parliament 
at any time 1*** and died after serving as such member: 

Provided  that  such  spouse  or  dependent  is  not  drawing  any  pension  under  this  Act  or  is  not 

entitled to draw family pension under the proviso to sub-section (1): 

Provided further that no person shall be entitled to claim arrears of any family pension under this 
sub-section in respect of a period before the commencement of the Salary, Allowances and Pension of 
Members of Parliament (Amendment) Act, 2006 (40 of 2006). 

Explanation.― For the purposes of this section, “Provisional Parliament” shall include the body 
which  functioned  as  the  Constituent  Assembly  of  the  Dominion  of  India  immediately  before  the 
commencement of the Constitution.] 

 2[8B. Advances for purchase of conveyance.―There may be paid to a member by way of re-
payable advance such sum of money not exceeding 3[four lakh rupees] as may be determined by rules 
made in this behalf under section 9 for the purchase of a conveyance.] 

 9. Power to make rules.―(1) For the purpose of making rules under this section, there shall be 
constituted  a  Joint  Committee  of  both  Houses  of  Parliament  consisting  of  five  members  from  the 
Council  of  States  nominated  by  the  Chairman  and  ten  members  from  the  House  of  the  People 
nominated by the Speaker. 

(2) The Joint Committee constituted under sub-section (1) shall elect its Chairman and shall have 

power to regulate its procedure. 

4[(2A) A member of the Joint Committee shall hold office as such member for one year from the 
date of his nomination and any casual vacancy in the Joint Committee may be filled by nomination by 
the Chairman of the Council of States or the Speaker of the House of the People, as the case may be. 

Explanation.― In the case of a member of a Joint Committee holding office as such immediately 
before the commencement of the Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament (Amendment) 
Act,  1958  (55  of  1958),  the  period  of  one  year  shall  be  computed  from  the  date  of  such 
commencement.] 

(3)  The  Joint  Committee  constituted  under  sub-section  (1)  may 4[after  consultation  with  the 

Central Government] make rules to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:― 

(a) the routes for the performance of any journey; 
5[(aa) the person who may be specified as dependent under sub-clause (g) of clause (aa) of 

section 2;] 

(b) the manner in which fractions of a day shall be dealt with for the purpose of determining 

the daily allowance admissible for that day; 

(c) the travelling allowance admissible where a member is provided with free transit for the 
whole  or  any  part  of  a  journey  4[and  the  reduction  of  the  daily  allowance  where  a  member  is 
provided with free board or lodging at the expense of the Government or a local authority]; 

6[(cc)  the  date  at  which  road  mileage  shall  be  paid  under  sub-clause  (ii)  of  clause  (c)  of              

sub-section (1) of section 4;] 

5[(ccc)  the  transit  accommodation  and  the  period  for  which  such  accommodation  may  be 

provided under section 5A;] 

        1. The words, brackets and figures “before the commencement of the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members 

of Parliament (Amendment) Act, 2006 (40 of 2006)” omitted by Act 13 of 2018, s. 145 (w.e.f. 15-9-2006). 

2. Ins. by Act 74 of 1985, s. 7 (w.e.f. 26-12-1985). 
3. Subs. by Act 37 of 2010, s. 6, for “one lakh rupees” (w.e.f. 1-10-2010). 
4.  Ins. by Act 55 of 1958, s. 8 (w.e.f.30-12-1958). 
5. Ins. by Act 9 of 2004, s. 9 (w.e.f. 9-1-2004) 
6. Ins. by Act 61 of 1982, s. 4 (w.e.f. 6-11-1982). 

13 

 
                                                      
(d) the travelling allowance admissible where the place from which a member commences his 

journey or to which he returns is not his usual place of residence; 

1[(dd)  the  travelling  allowance  admissible  in  respect  of  journeys  performed  by  any  vessel 

where there is no regular steamer service; 

(ddd) the travelling and daily allowances admissible for journeys performed by a member in 

the course of a tour outside India undertaken in connection with his duties as such member;] 

(e) the form in which certificates, if any, shall be furnished by a member for the purpose of 

claiming any allowance under this Act; 

2[(ee) the form in which certificates, if any, shall be furnished by any person for the purpose 

of claiming any pension under this Act;] 

3[(f) the constituency allowance and medical and other facilities mentioned in section 8 and 

the amount to be paid in cash in lieu of such facilities; 

(ff)  the  amount  which  may  be  paid  by  way  of  repayable  advance  for  the  purchase  of 
conveyance;  the  rate  of  interest  thereon  and  the  mode  of  recovery  of  such  amount  and  interest 
thereon; and] 

4[(fff)  to  provide  for  carry  forward  of  unutilised  free  telephone  calls  pertaining  to  any  year 

beginning on or after the 1st day of April, 2002 to any subsequent year;] 

(g)  generally  for  regulating  the  payment  of  5[daily  and  travelling  allowances  and  pension] 

under this Act]. 

(4)  Any  rules  made  under  sub-section  (3)  shall  not  take  effect  until  they  are  approved  and 
confirmed by the Chairman of the Council of States and the Speaker of the House of the People and 
are published in the Official Gazette, and such publication of the rules shall be conclusive proof that 
they have been duly made.  

10. [Validation of payment of certain travelling allowances.] Rep. by the Repealing and Amending 

Act, 1960 (58 of 1960), s. 2 and the First Schedule. 

 1. Ins.  by Act 55 of 1958, s. 8 (w.e.f. 30-12-1958). 
2. Ins. by Act 105 of 1976, s. 8 (w.e.f. 9-9-1976). 
3. Subs. by Act 74 of 1985, s. 8, for “clause (f)” (w.e.f.26-12-1985) 
4. Ins. by Act 9 of 2004, s. 9 (w.e.f. 9-1-2004).   
5. Subs. by Act 105 of 1976, s. 8, for “daily and travelling allowances” ( w.e.f. 9-9-1976). 

14 

 
                                                      
